Q: Is 1,349,502 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,349,502 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,349,502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 23 33 42 46 66 69 77 127 138 154 161 231 253 254 322 381 462 483 506 759 762 889 966 1,397 1,518 1,771 1,778 2,667 2,794 2,921 3,542 4,191 5,313 5,334 5,842 8,382 8,763 9,779 10,626 17,526 19,558 20,447 29,337 32,131 40,894 58,674 61,341 64,262 96,393 122,682 192,786 224,917 449,834 674,751 and 1,349,502, with no remainder.

Since 1,349,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,349,502, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).